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Jackson Frishman

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Landscape photographer, opportunistic writer, geology enthusiast, ex-river guide, opera fan, omnivorous reader, living in the Inland Northwest. frishmanphoto.wordpress.com www.frishmanphoto.com #photography #washingtonstate #landscape

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Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 14h

It's #BandcampFriday, I picked up this one, really loving these folks' collaboration lately! #music ablayecissoko.bandcamp.com/album/jardin...

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Jardins Migrateurs, by ablaye cissoko, constantinople

Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 15h

A forest river for #ForestFriday Also, happy birthday to the #wildandscenic rivers act! #landscapephotography #Idaho #selwaybitterroot #inlandnorthwest #river

Vertical photograph of a peaceful evening river scene. A wide glassy river flows towards wooded mountain ridges, reflecting tree textures and a dappled evening sky of blue with pale yellow clouds. In the foreground is a distinctive hook shape composed of sand and grass tussocks.

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Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A set of whitewater photos #landscapephotography #idaho #idahorivers #selway #whitewater #wildandscenic #InlandNorthwest frishmanphoto.wordpress.com/2026/09/30/r...

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The sheer beauty of Selway River whitewater never ceases to mesmerize me. Even at lower flows such as we saw backpacking in early July, the river’s power is unmistakable, but that power is al…

Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A set of whitewater photos #landscapephotography #idaho #idahorivers #selway #whitewater #wildandscenic #InlandNorthwest frishmanphoto.wordpress.com/2026/09/30/r...

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The sheer beauty of Selway River whitewater never ceases to mesmerize me. Even at lower flows such as we saw backpacking in early July, the river’s power is unmistakable, but that power is al…

Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

That hornbill! ❤️

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Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

What a wild satellite loop, with TWO hurricanes throwing moisture into the Southwest!

Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Happy Public Lands Day! All four of these images were taken on straight-up public land - not National Park, Monument or Wilderness. There's so much out there, and our formal protected categories by no means cover all the amazing places. #landscapephotography #publiclands #idaho #nevada #newmexico

Landscape photo of steep snowy mountains and tawny hills at sunset, with a complex pattern of dappled golden light mixed with shadow.

Photograph of two high desert peaks under an orange sunset sky. The larger peak in the distance wears a lenticular cloud on its summit. The closer one has sparse trees around its base, with steeper rock outcrops higher up. They are separated by a broad and empty yellow plain.

Vertical photograph of a landscape of very steep granite cliffs and crags, with just a tough of warm light on the highest formation.

Landscape photo overlooking a sparsely timbered valley in autumn, with warm low angle sunlight shining in from the upper right, illuminating green shrubs and red ground flora.

Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Lighted farm implement parade, Sunnyside, WA #BlueskyArtShow #Lights

Photo of vintage truck lavishly decorated with Christmas lights belching a plume red flame from its engine region.

Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Some Palouse Semi-abstraction, warm soft light courtesy of the new normal summer smoke #landscapephotography #palouse #inlandnorthwest #easternwashington

Photo of golden hills strewn with straw bales and harvest curves in geometric array under a hazy bluish sky

Photo of golden hills strewn with straw bales and harvest lines in geometric array under a hazy bluish sky

Photo of golden hills strewn with straw bales and harvest curves in geometric array under a hazy bluish sky, with some natural, non-agricultural plant growth in the foreground.

Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Wow! I feel like this is the first really unique Tetons image I've seen in a very long time (I was a kid in the neighborhood, so I'm a little jaded...)

Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Sometimes just a touch of #golden is all you need #blueskyartshow #landscapephotography

Photo of a few golden flowers sprouting from rocky soil in a huge desert valley with light breaking through clouds over mountains in the distance

Vertical photo showing a few golden autumn leaves amid evergreens above a clear whitewater river strewn with boulders

Close-up photo of golden larch needles scattered on a rock surface covered with jade green lichen

Photograph of orange autumn larches and a couple golden aspen trees amid bare aspen trunks reflecting with perfect symmetry in a still forest pond

Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Oldies of the month, from 5, 10 and 15 Septembers ago #landscapephotography #newmexico #sierranevada #idaho

Landscape photo of mountain scenery: a bland ridge and forested valley lit with golden light lead the eye to a line of shadowed alpine peaks under a mostly cloudy evening sky.

Landscape photograph of a line of rugged peaks lit by yellow sunrise light reflecting perfectly in a still lake. The lake is lined with shadowed conifers and a band of green and yellow shoreline grass.

Vertical photo of a deep forest scene. The foreground is covered with a pattern of ferns, mostly ghostly white from early autumn, though with bits of green. Behind the ferns, we see two shaded tree trucks with green shrubbery and more forest behind them.

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Mary Giddings 🐸📎🌻🏳️‍🌈 @giddingsmj.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

As extinction nears, welcome to Idaho’s ‘Salmon-less River’ idahocapitalsun.com/2026/09/16/a...

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As extinction nears, welcome to Idaho's 'Salmon-less River' • Idaho Capital Sun

Author’s note: This is the second part of a four-part story on the looming extinction of wild Chinook salmon in Idaho’s iconic wilderness river, the Middle Fork Salmon River. The first part details th...

Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

So nice to be back in Idaho! Can't wait to look at the shots from the real camera, this sunset got very good. #landscapephotography #idaho

Photo of rugged mountains with a hint of evening light under mostly cloudy sky

Photo of rugged mountains with a hint of evening light under mostly cloudy sky

Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Gorgeous New Mexico monsoon noctilucents... they had lighting playing in them. Wish I'd had the real camera! #newmexico #southwestmonsoon #socorrocounty #landscapephotography #noctilucent

Photo of rural town in late evening with thunderstorm clouds gleaming pale in twilight sky above a mountain ridgeline

Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

#minimal #BlueSkyArtShow #landscapephotography #Palouse #winter

Minimalist landscape photo of snowy agricultural fields under a white sky. Essentially everything in the frame is white except for some subtle lines of crop rows which hint at the shapes of hills.

Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Just a couple flowers from early summer #naturephotography #wildflowers #easternwashington #palouse

Close-up photo of a red trumpet-shaped scarlet gilia flower, set against a lens-blurred background of creamy tan and some jade green leaves.

Photograph of white thimbleberry flowers against a spread of broad green leaves with a green and yellow sunlit forest background

Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

New spider species found along the Lochsa! It appears to be an Idaho inland rainforest endemic. That area is so biodiverse, I'm not in the least surprised there are species hiding in there. #idaho #lochsa #inlandrainforest #inlandnorthwest #biodiversity www.uidaho.edu/newsroom/new...

New spider species honors the Vandals | University of Idaho

University of Idaho researchers discovered the Idaho Vandal spider, a new species found only in a small, forested area in northern Idaho.

Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Moonset in Hells Canyon a few weeks ago #landscapephotography #inlandnorthwest #oregon #easternoregon #wallowacounty #hellscanyon

Photograph of moon setting over steep canyon slopes lit by morning sun. The moon is small but distinct in a pale blue sky. In the foreground is a large, lone deciduous tree surrounded by yellow summer grass. Behind the tree, grassy slopes rise steeply to rock outcrops, whose heights are lit golden by the early sunlight.

Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Shit going down in the #GrandCanyon today:"NPS: RIVER CLOSED. Metal structures in River at Phantom Ranch. Stand by for further instructions. River closed below Phantom." 😳 #ColoradoRiver #flashflood #southwestmonsoon

Screenshot of USGS hydrograph for Colorado River in Grand Canyon (Phantom Ranch), showing a massive spike from controlled dam fluctuations, from approximately 8000 to 33000 cubic feet per second

Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I don't think I could ever spend enough time by this river. #landscapephotography #idaho #inlandnorthwest #selwaybitterroot

Photograph of a whitewater rapid. The water is mostly rich green and beautifully glassy and reflective, appearing sculpted except for a couple whiter patches of more vigorous recirculation. Behing the glassy water are a number of jagged granite boulders, and in back is a cliff wall generously covered in dark green and yellow-green moss.

Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Last night #landscapephotography #eclipse #moon #palouse #easternwashington #inlandnorthwest

Photograph of half-eclipsed moon above ripe wheat field with some partly timbered hills in the background.

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Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Fairly fresh photos from the Lower Salmon and Snake #landscapephotography #salmonriver #snakeriver #idaho #inlandnorthwest #hellscanyon frishmanphoto.wordpress.com/2026/08/27/s...

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Summer Canyon Scenes

More scenes from the Lower Salmon and Snake: tawny grass, jagged stone, sparse trees, hazy air and a blessed ribbon of water were very much the themes of this summer float. This section of river al…

Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Fairly fresh photos from the Lower Salmon and Snake #landscapephotography #salmonriver #snakeriver #idaho #inlandnorthwest #hellscanyon frishmanphoto.wordpress.com/2026/08/27/s...

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Summer Canyon Scenes

More scenes from the Lower Salmon and Snake: tawny grass, jagged stone, sparse trees, hazy air and a blessed ribbon of water were very much the themes of this summer float. This section of river al…

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Alexander S. Kunz @alex-kunz.com · 24/08/2026

#PhotoBlog: "Seeing Time" www.alex-kunz.com/time/

I first saw this quote posted somewhere online, without attribution, a long, long time ago… and while letting Lightroom dig through a bunch of folders, I stumbled upon the screenshot I had made back…

Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

If, like me, you're gearing up to make a public comment on the Roadless Rule rollback, this piece has some good data for you. #publiclands #roadlessrule #conservation westwise.substack.com/p/the-forest...

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The Forest Service’s own review finds repealing the Roadless Rule could increase wildfire risk and harm communities

The Trump administration wants you to believe repealing the 2001 Roadless Rule is about wildfire safety and local control. Its own environmental review says otherwise.

Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

A different perspective on #chaos: three images from a region of very convoluted geology known as the Amargosa Chaos #BlueSkyArtShow #landscapephotography #geology #deathvalley #amargosa #desertflora #wildflowers

Landscape photo of golden wildflowers blooming on stony desert slopes in front of colorful orange mountains lit by a band of warm evening light breaking through clouds

Vertical photo of a cliff wall with colorful and complex geology. The overall pattern appears as parallel chevrons of purple rock set amidst orange and cream colors.

Photograph of a geologically complex desert canyon lit by warm reflected light. A green shrub in the foreground grows out of the rocky floor of the wash. The cliffs and outcrops behind are mostly rich orange, with a fang-shaped section of purple visible in the far wall.

Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

A moody take on #chaos, from a bit of a dark time #BlueSkyArtShow #naturephotography

Photograph of a tangles thicket of plant stems. Bright thin lines of long dry stalks crisscross the entire frame without evident pattern or logic. The image almost appears monochrome, but close attention reveals it as very muted color, mostly quite pale browns and grays with hints of the slightest jade green in the background.

Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Wonderfully poor word choice here, reminds me of this poem by Billy Collins:

The Country
by Billy Collins

I wondered about you
when you told me never to leave
a box of wooden, strike-anywhere matches
lying around the house because the mice

might get into them and start a fire.
But your face was absolutely straight
when you twisted the lid down on the round tin
where the matches, you said, are always stowed.

Who could sleep that night?
Who could whisk away the thought
of the one unlikely mouse
padding along a cold water pipe

behind the floral wallpaper
gripping a single wooden match
between the needles of his teeth?
Who could not see him rounding a corner,

the blue tip scratching against a rough-hewn beam,
the sudden flare, and the creature
for one bright, shining moment
suddenly thrust ahead of his time—

now a fire-starter, now a torchbearer
in a forgotten ritual, little brown druid
illuminating some ancient night.
Who could fail to notice,

lit up in the blazing insulation,
the tiny looks of wonderment on the faces
of his fellow mice, onetime inhabitants
of what once was your house in the country?

Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

For #WorldPhotographyDay, four shots of luscious light #landscapephotography #montana #arizona #idaho #newmexico

Photograph of pink and purple dawn skies behind clouds, reflected symmetrically in perfectly calm lake water, with a narrow band of trees between

Vertical photograph of a steep desert canyon with a small curving stream at the bottom. The canyon walls are made of orange and yellow rock. Sunlight illuminates the cliffs warmly at the top of the image, and that light is reflected in portions of the stream below.

Photograph of a dramatic morning light beam shining into a large steep canyon with a river at the bottom.

Vertical photograph of dramatic rock formations laced with snow, illuminated orange by the last light of a winter sunset benath dark blue clouds.

Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Some Augusts past... frishmanphoto.wordpress.com/2026/08/15/a...

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August 2026 Throwbacks

Looking back 15, 10 and 5 years… August 2011 did not see much camera use from me, but I did get out for a leg stretcher in the Santa Fe mountains to see the aftermath of the Pacheco Fire. Per…

Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Confluence again #landscapephotography #inlandnorthwest #snakeriver #salmonriver #hellscanyon #idaho #oregon #westernrivers

Photograph overlooking the confluence of two large rivers. The rivers from a Y shape of dark blue and green water in the lower half of the image. They are surrounded by steep slopes of tawny grass and dark rock outcrops. At the bottom of the image, a large green tree is partly silhouetted against the river water.

Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Breath from the #Earth #Blueskyartshow #naturephotography #frost

Vertical photograph of a small hole rimmed with frost in ground covered by small leaves and lichens.

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Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Three images of light on flowing water #landscapephotography frishmanphoto.wordpress.com/2026/08/13/l...

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Stone, sky, sunlight and the Snake River all united into shining flow… The Loren Eiseley quote, “If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water,” has become sorely ove…

Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Three images of light on flowing water #landscapephotography frishmanphoto.wordpress.com/2026/08/13/l...

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Stone, sky, sunlight and the Snake River all united into shining flow… The Loren Eiseley quote, “If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water,” has become sorely ove…

Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Confluence #landscapephotography #idaho #oregon #snakeriver #salmonriver #hellscanyon #inlandnorthwest

Landscape photograph of river canyon scenery in warm, smoky light. A large river flows across the lower half of the scene, and another sizable river can bee seen joining it. Downstream of the confluence is a large cobble island. The canyon slopes are mostly bare and covered in yellow summer grass with many dark rock outcrops. A stone knoll with grass stalks is in the bottom foreground and the sky is pale, smoky blue with just hints of clouds.

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Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Four perspectives on a favorite subject: #water #BlueSkyArtShow #naturephotography

Photograph of a large rock nearly buried in violent, surging, somewhat motion-blurred whitewater

Photograph of silvery textured river surface. The top left portion is corrugated with delicate wind ripples, while the bottom right show boily textures from surging current.

Photograph of a small stream petering out on mud-cracked ground in a vast desert valley, under pale yellowish clouds in a blue sky. The stream braids out into reaching finger as it approaches the camera, with the fingers of water stopping their flow near the bottom of the image.

Photograph of glassy, sculpted-looking river water flowing shallowly over submerged stone. The water seems to form a a curved sloping bowl, with a bubbly recirculation feature behind it at top left. The glassy water is reflecting blue sky and orange light, with a dark brown fan shape interspersed.

Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

WatchDuty is blowing up in the Palouse. Malden, the town that burned in 2020, is now Level 3 evac. And there's another fire by Colfax. This sucks. #Palouse #fire #wawx

Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Four perspectives on a favorite subject: #water #BlueSkyArtShow #naturephotography

Photograph of a large rock nearly buried in violent, surging, somewhat motion-blurred whitewater

Photograph of silvery textured river surface. The top left portion is corrugated with delicate wind ripples, while the bottom right show boily textures from surging current.

Photograph of a small stream petering out on mud-cracked ground in a vast desert valley, under pale yellowish clouds in a blue sky. The stream braids out into reaching finger as it approaches the camera, with the fingers of water stopping their flow near the bottom of the image.

Photograph of glassy, sculpted-looking river water flowing shallowly over submerged stone. The water seems to form a a curved sloping bowl, with a bubbly recirculation feature behind it at top left. The glassy water is reflecting blue sky and orange light, with a dark brown fan shape interspersed.

Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Bandcamp Friday purchases, #1: Estuaire, a gorgeous collaboration between Senegalese koro player Ablaye Cissoko and Persian-Canadian setar player Kiya Tabassian. #music #bandcampfriday ablayecissoko.bandcamp.com/album/estuaire

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Estuaire, by Ablaye Cissoko, Constantinople

Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

An oyster calling song for National Oyster Day #oyster #nationaloysterday #folkmusic #scottishmusic youtu.be/zWYKr7E5XX0?...

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Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Outdoor recreation gear - my god, the stuff we took backpacking when I was a kid was terrible (though still better than a generation earlier). A new pair of hiking shoes was torture.

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zzorgon.bsky.social @zzorgon.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

#nightmusic Vieux Farka Touré’s dad Ali opened the west’s ears to music from the Sahel region of Africa & the roots of American blues. He didn’t want his son Vieux going into ANY music, but Vieux did so anyway on the sly. A bit of good rebellion. Have a good night. www.youtube.com/watch?v=96Ui...

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Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Sinlahekin Valley, Washington last fall, currently burning #landscapephotography #easternwashington #wildfire #wawx

Landscape image of an autumn valley at twilight, with stands of golden aspen and cottonwood along side bare riparian trees and conifers. Steep rocly slopes are in the background and the sky is subtle blue and pale yellow.

Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Glassy water, Selway River, Idaho #BlueSkyArtShow #glass #idaho #idahorivers #wildandscenicrivers #selwaybitterroot

Photograph of smooth glassy river water flowing over shallow rocks, creating elegant ripples which are reflecting light as bright silver

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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I managed to snap this photo at exactly the right moment! What a fantastic storm! #wawx

Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I was just contemplating this effect on air quality websites. Likewise, WatchDuty screenshots can make things look much worse than they are, ditto Caltopo's fire activity layer. All useful, but you gotta zoom in and care about details. #wildfire

Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

#ThrowbackThursday July edition: images from 1, 5, 10 and 15 years ago, in Alaska, Idaho, California and Nevada #landscapephotography #greatbasin #inlandnorthwest #sierranevada

Photograph of a lighthouse on a small island under dramatic snowy peaks and a subtly pink sunrise sky

Vertical photo of a clear green river rushing through foreground boulders, a whitewater rapid, and under a stone outcrop capped by moss and trees

Landscape photo of an alpine lake at sunrise. The lake's blue waters give way to a stony granite shore with a tiny island. The granite rises up in cliffs behind, culminating in a mountain peak lit by yellow sunlight.

Vertical photograph of jade-green sagebrush slopes decorated with purple and red flowers, overlooking a valley that leads towards a dark ridge a few miles away. The sky is deeply stormy, mostly purple clouds with orange sunset light breaking through.

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Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Finally processed a few photos from last month, some delightfully stormy weather in the uplands of northeast Washington. #landscapephotography #inlandnorthwest #easternwashington

Landscape photo of rolling wooded mountains under a sky full of storm clouds. A narrow line of sunlight illuminates a ridge near the bottom of the image.

Photo of a patch of blooming yellow wild buckwheat, plus a couple bitterroot flowers, growing on a grassy, windswept-looking ridge. I the distance are wooded ridges fading into the mist of rain clouds, which fill the sky.

Photo of textured blue and gray storm clouds above steep slopes of timber and open grass, below which is a large body of water.

Photograph of trees silhouetted against a very stormy and dramatic sky. The trees and the ridge they are growing on appear very dark. The right tree is a scruffy spinney of largely bare branches, while the one at left twists crookedly towards the sky with a sparse set of wizened limbs. The storm clouds behind the trees are mostly dark gray, but with two much lighter patches the seem to radiate from a thin spot at top center.

Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Finally processed a few photos from last month, some delightfully stormy weather in the uplands of northeast Washington. #landscapephotography #inlandnorthwest #easternwashington

Landscape photo of rolling wooded mountains under a sky full of storm clouds. A narrow line of sunlight illuminates a ridge near the bottom of the image.

Photo of a patch of blooming yellow wild buckwheat, plus a couple bitterroot flowers, growing on a grassy, windswept-looking ridge. I the distance are wooded ridges fading into the mist of rain clouds, which fill the sky.

Photo of textured blue and gray storm clouds above steep slopes of timber and open grass, below which is a large body of water.

Photograph of trees silhouetted against a very stormy and dramatic sky. The trees and the ridge they are growing on appear very dark. The right tree is a scruffy spinney of largely bare branches, while the one at left twists crookedly towards the sky with a sparse set of wizened limbs. The storm clouds behind the trees are mostly dark gray, but with two much lighter patches the seem to radiate from a thin spot at top center.